26 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [Ch. 2]

than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and
one-half of such fine collected shall be paid to the informer.

160V. Nothing whatsoever in this sub-title shall be taken
or construed to prevent the application to the primary elections
held hereunder and to the acts of all persons in connection with
or relating to said primary elections of the provisions, pro-
hibitions and penalties prescribed in Chapter 122 of the Acts
of the General Assembly of Maryland of 1908, and all supple-
ments and amendments thereto relating to corrupt practices
at general and primary electrons in this State and all the pro-
visions, prohibitions and penalties prescribed in said act, so
far as the same relate to primary elections, are hereby declared
to be applicable to the primary elections in this sub-title pro--
vided for, except the penalty upon the vote seller, etc., so as
not to conflict with section 160w herein which places the penalty
upon the vote buyer alone.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted by the General Assembly,
That two new sections be and the same are hereby enacted
and added to said Article 33 of the Code of Public General
Laws of Maryland, title "Elections" to be known, respectively,
as sections 160w and 160y of said article, to come in after sec-
tion 160V of said Article 33, under the sub-title "Primary
Elections" and to be and read, severally and respectively as
follows, to wit:

160W. If any person or corporation shall give or offer to
give directly or indirectly any bribe, present or reward, or any
promise or any security for the payment or the delivery of
money or any other thing of value to induce any voter or per-
son entitled to vote at any primary election to refrain from
casting his vote, or to prevent him in any way from voting or
to procure a vote for any candidate or person whose name may
appear upon the ballot prepared for such primary election, or
who by threats, insinuations or otherwise shall coerce or attempt
to coerce any voter or person entitled to vote from casting his
vote or by threats, insinuations or otherwise shall coerce or
attempt to coerce any such voter or person entitled to vote in
any primary election, into voting for any candidate or person
whose name may appear upon the ballot prepared for such pri-
mary election, such person or corporation so offending in any
particular, shall, upon conviction thereof be punished by
imprisonment in the penitentiary for not less than one year
nor more than three years and by a fine of not less than five
hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars in the
discretion of the Court for each offense; one-half of the fine
shall be paid to the informer who may be the person whose